The Labor enquirer., 1887-01-29
joy. r. BUCHANANB
Address ts
J. 1ss SEDGEWlCK STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
A LITTLE STORY.
A Leaf or Two From the Besk OF EVER
Day Ltfs.

Editor Labor Enquirer.
want to tell the readers OF The En-
ouIRKR little story. =
Abouta dozen years ago started in
to make Of myself a professional man."
lawyer. and went into an Office to do
errands and study. About the same
time another young man went toAive
with doctor and study medicine.
liked the law. but after my studentsbip
and few years Of actual practice | found
| was failure In 90 far as making q liv.
ing was concerned. l conid get more
bushes than money! The other Young
man likes the practice Of medicine and
lie success In getting money and agood
living. lie is successful with the treat
ment Of his patients, was successful
before the courts with my clients cases.
Yet he succeeds where fail. Where is
the diiierence2 Both Of Us have alway 4
been strictly temperate In our habits,
not even using tobacco. and both have
been very prudent'in our dress and all
expenditures. and We must look else
where for the difference. Now | have
an'idea where the difference lies. aud
will tell oftwo little circumstancei. one
Of which fell to me and one to him.
One day saw two boys about twelve
years Of age iu the prisoners dock, in
the Boston police court. Thew were
taken up for malicious mischief ! found
the mother Of one Of the boys and offered
to take the case for both, but when We
found the other bows mother she mad
engaged LAWYER. The bows together
had committed the offen,e and must be
tried together. 1 told the other lawyer
my idea Of the case was to admit the
charge after We had crosse examlned the
complainant and took all the extrava-
gance out OF his story, and not until
then; and then argue for an acQuittal
for the bows on the ground OF their ex-
treme youth, aud We were about sure to
win before that judge, This court had
three judges who took turns holding the
criminal court which came In every day,
and one Of the judges l considered a
hard man to preach mercy TO. | there
fore wanted to try the case then and
there. rather thSn risk our getting be.
fore another Judge II We postponed.
More than this, ifthe case was not tried
until next day the little fellows must lie
In Jail over night, or their mothers ceuld
pay S. each TO professional who would
bail them out.
The mothers were very poor, and l
didn't like to adyise them to pay any
money to bail their children, nor did l
want the little fellows to sec the inside
of a jail. But the other LAWYER said,
although he felt exactly as did in the
matter, he was not prepared TO 70 to
trial then and must have postpone
ment until the next day. The case was
postponed
The next morning the same humane
Judge was on the bench. We handled
the case rs suggested. and the cross
examination showed that more just
man than the complainant would have
only reprimanded the boys, and not
have arrested them. We then entered
plea OF guilty and got the Toys clear
on fine Of / cent. without costs.
A few days after met the other law.
yer, and he said't me:
"By the way. how much did you make
on that Juvenile case we tired together
last week ?"
Make" said IL suppose l made
about as much as you did. The woman
was poorer than q church mouse and
never got q nickel
That is where you got lett, SAID ne
II knew damned we'll that old woman
would beat you. II you knew half ~
much about looking out for your fees as
you do about the law you would make
n good living. was afraid YOU would
give the whole thing away before
could get 1t postponed
This little speech annoyed me, and
said: what did you want 1t postponed
for anyway ?"
"what did want II postponed fcrF'
said he. IL wanted It postponed so
could 90 to her house and get graf
mortgage on her household effects. 'sh'
had but damned little. but there wa
enough 10 c,ver my bill. aud the ole
woman came round and gave me Slo th'
morning To clean of the mortgage. How
Is that for business p
Damn such businessr' l said. AM
went of.
That fellow continued TO prosper, ant